The New Zealand Historic Places Trust is disappointed a Dunedin City Council hearings committee has approved demolition of a group of historic buildings in Princes St.
An Alexandra gold-miner is urging the Central Otago District Council to ignore a request by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) to list in its district plan mining sites in the Lower Nevis Valley as sites of significant historic merit.
A new national heritage advocacy network to replace Historic Places Trust (HPT) local branch committees is a necessity, HPT board member Anna Crighton says.
The owner of two partly-demolished heritage buildings in the centre of Alexandra says a planning decision by the Central Otago District Council has effectively prevented him from developing the site.
Retrospective consent has been sought for the demolition and removal of an old stone building in Alexandra, which was partly demolished last year because of concerns about public safety.